09-16-2006, 04:00 AM
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Executive Editor
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Getting Ready for Mobius 2006: DVD Ripfest!
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Tonight, I'm heading off to Microsoft's Mobius conference...only this time, instead of going to Seattle, I'm headed to Thailand. 8O It's still a bit surprising because it's such a departure from the norm, but Microsoft had opted to do two Mobius events this year, one in Boston, and one in the Phuket area of Thailand. I'm in for 39 hours of travel, so having some portable entertainment is in order. Thankfully, my lovely wife is also coming along for the journey (at my expense of course) so that will make the travel easier.
Sadly, since no Pocket PC vendor has made a device with a nice big hard drive, I'm using a mixture of devices: my Zen Vision:M, a Toshiba Gigabeat S, a Zen Micro, and my laptop. I've been ripping DVDs and converting TV shows to WMV for about a week now, and I'm simply in awe of how fantastic CloneDVD Mobile and AnyDVD are. Every developer could stand to learn from these applications in terms of ease of use. Software that works - go figure!
I emailed the developer and raved about how much I liked the software, and he gave me a promotional code to share with all of you. If you use the promotion code digitalmediathoughts in the Slysoft store [affiliate], valid through 2006-09-30, you'll save $5 on a single product (such as CloneDVD Mobile), $10 on a two-product bundle (such as CloneDVD Mobile and AnyDVD), $15 on a three-product bundle, and $20 on a four-product bundle.
I'm hoping to have some connectivity at the resort in Phuket where the conference is being held, so you'll hopefully see me online here and there. I'm off to the airport - I have 39 hours of travel time to kill!
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09-16-2006, 09:20 AM
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Thinker
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Thats a rather tidy looking desk you've got there, mind sharing how you do it, mine looks like someone has dropped the contents of the local paper recycling plant in it!
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09-16-2006, 11:10 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by stevelam
Thats a rather tidy looking desk you've got there, mind sharing how you do it, mine looks like someone has dropped the contents of the local paper recycling plant in it!
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I'd say a lot of the techniques used to keep your computer's files and folders neat and tidy apply in the real world.
Organise your documents by getting some files and folders. If you have a lot of small notes lying around, get a small note holder. Have cables lying around? Stick them in a box or drawer. Throw away stuff you don't actually need. 
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09-16-2006, 12:22 PM
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Ponderer
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.... plus buy a shredder ... one that handles also DVDs. After you rip them you do not need them ... :lol:
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09-16-2006, 04:24 PM
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Executive Editor, Android Thoughts
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Originally Posted by x51vuser
.... plus buy a shredder ... one that handles also DVDs. After you rip them you do not need them ... :lol:
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Whoa... so that's the secret to thining down the shelves in my living room that have DVDs on them... Somehow I think my wife would be annoyed if I ripped all of her seasons of Stargate SG-1 and then just shredded the originals. The excuse "Hey Honey, they're all on this hard drive" wouldn't work... 
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09-16-2006, 06:17 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by Jon Westfall
Whoa... so that's the secret to thining down the shelves in my living room that have DVDs on them... Somehow I think my wife would be annoyed if I ripped all of her seasons of Stargate SG-1 and then just shredded the originals. The excuse "Hey Honey, they're all on this hard drive" wouldn't work... |
And if that hard drive ever dies, well then, you're in an even bigger mess.
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09-16-2006, 09:05 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Preacher On A Mission
I must agree. I have had the best experience using SlySoft's apps. The best attribute i felt when using them(besides the great quality output) was the exteme ease of use. Realy great Apps.
Also, thieir support is unmatched, here is why:
First I purchased AnyDVD and CLoneDVDMobile, thinking I would not need to get the CloneDVD. They sell them in bundles, the more you buy the less each app costs. So, after using PowerProducer2 for copying a dvd, I found the process to be extremely long, furthermore it did not allow me to customize the output size of the copy. CloneDVD lets you customize output size and the time it took to copy was extemely quick. So, I sent them an email letting them know how I regreted not adding CloneDVD to my initial purchase, where I would have saved in the bundled price, and they kindly sent me a coupon code that discounts $10 from the app price. Now that is support.
And now I am on a mission to let the world know, old and young, about these great apps. :lol:
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09-17-2006, 07:07 PM
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I had been eyeing these apps for some time, and this discount finally made me purchase them. Everyone is correct, THESE ARE GREAT APPS!
HOWEVER, I have one MAJOR head-scratcher with Clone DVD Mobile: despite selecting "Windows Mobile Smartphone" as the output type, it creates that video file in AVI format, which isn't a supported format in Windows Media Player for Windows Mobile......what am I doing wrong here? Thanks in advance!
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09-19-2006, 01:42 AM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by brianchris
...despite selecting "Windows Mobile Smartphone" as the output type, it creates that video file in AVI format, which isn't a supported format in Windows Media Player for Windows Mobile......what am I doing wrong here? Thanks in advance!
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Sadnly, CloneDVD Mobile doesn't have WMV output support, so it uses AVI (probably Divx) for the Smartphone output. I haven't tried it myself though, so I'm not sure...
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09-19-2006, 03:19 AM
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Philosopher
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by brianchris
...despite selecting "Windows Mobile Smartphone" as the output type, it creates that video file in AVI format, which isn't a supported format in Windows Media Player for Windows Mobile......what am I doing wrong here? Thanks in advance!
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Sadnly, CloneDVD Mobile doesn't have WMV output support, so it uses AVI (probably Divx) for the Smartphone output. I haven't tried it myself though, so I'm not sure... |
Thank you for replying Jason! I'm surprised you haven't tried going to a Windows Mobile device. As such though, one thing you may not be aware of is that "Windows Mobile Smartphone" IS a device listed in the first screen of CloneDVD Mobile, yet that setting outputs an AVI file, which is incompatible with default Windows Mobile applications. Why is this? Its really no different than having the PSP device setting creating a file incompatible with the PSP!! As I see it, they should either truly support Windows Mobile (as they claim to now, which means WMV), OR remove the "Windows Mobile Smartphone" as a device from their list.
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